Arthur Radley, also known as “Boo” Radley was a man of many mysteries at the beginning of the story. His apparent disappearance from society had led many people to make up stories about him, frightening and terrible stories that easily impressionable kids would take as fact. He was blamed for every crime that was unable to be solved and had no defense because he would not dare step outside, during day that is. As the story progresses though, seen through the eyes of Scout, a little girl, his character develops from a scary being shrouded in myth to a kind and gentle friend who will protect them from any harm that he can. In the beginning of the book we are introduced to him as a local legend for people living in Maycomb. In the eyes of Jem Finch, Boo was half man, half monster, all terror: ''Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained--if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time”. …show more content…
Atticus Finch, the father of the Finch family, explains to his children that Arthur Radley was a bit of a wild child growing up. He fell in with the wrong crowd, got in trouble with the law, and was forced to face the consequences. Arthur Radley's parents were given two options by a judge: send their son away to a state-run juvenile detention center or keep him at home under constant observation. The Radley family took the second option, marking the beginning of Arthur's life apart from the outside world. After a while, the longer he never came out of his house, the more myths and rumors about him spread until he became known as
Boo Radley, also known as Arthur Radley, is the scary, evil creature that lives in the creepy old house down the street from Jem and Scout, and is misjudged at first. Jem and Scout, two main characters, first see Boo as some sort of scary monster. Jem described him in the first chapter as “...six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks...” and said “...he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that's why his hands were bloodstained- if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off...” Jem also mentioned Boo had a “...long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time.” Scout and Jem also call Boo a “...malevolent phantom...” As if that isn't bad enough, the kids hear and tell horrible stories about Boo. One is of how he stabbed his dad with a pair of scissors; another tells how he was locked up in the courthouse basement. Even with such a grisly initial perception at the beginning of...
A person that was stuck behind bars for most of his life escapes and saves the lives of two innocent children. Boo Radley whose real name is Mr. Arthur is like a prisoner in his own home because he is afraid to face the real world. Boo Radley plays a major role in the novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" because he acts like a second father to the children. He does this by creating a strong bond with the children, he saves Jem and Scout's lives and he is like a mockingbird to the children. Boo Radley show us that a complete stranger can become your best friend in a single moment.
Boo Radley is first introduced as a mysterious monster-like man that doesn’t leave his house, but the truth is later revealed. Boo’s backstory was one of a misunderstood teen that hung around the wrong crowd d out the truth with a strict father. Boo was preyed upon by a couple of boys that led him to get into trouble and then seen as a creepy shameful man although he was just a harmless mentally ill person. Boo was very reclusive and possibly autistic. This explains why his father was so protective, also why he was very shy never left his house because he could be socially awkward. Boo’s possible undiagnosed autism and lack of knowledge of mental illness
Throughout the book we watch the narrator, Scout Finch, go from a naive first grader that think Maycomb is the best place out there, to finally maturing and understanding the world around her. Throughout the book Scout is impressioned by so many people that Boo Radley is a monster that should be kept in at all times. Later we learn he isn’t, but one of the first impressions we get from him is a brute
The narrator of the story, Scout Finch, is a curious young girl who is surprisingly mature for her age. When her older brother Jem, and shared friend Dill go to the intriguing Radley house to deliver a note to Boo Radley, whom Macomb County hasn’t seen in 15 years, Scout is
Think you know Boo Radley? Not many people do. Boo Radley is a shy, mysterious character from Harper Lee’s: To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the book, Boo is thought of as a monster within the book’s setting of Maycomb County. He’s also known to be mentally ill and violent due to many stories about his past. However, I believe he’s just misunderstood. Boo Radley is actually a caring and courageous human being. Examples that benefit this idea include: Boo Radley giving gifts to Scout and Jem and saving Scout and Jem from Bob Ewell. Furthermore, throughout To Kill a Mockingbird; Boo Radley is shown to be misunderstood, caring, and courageous.
But Boo tends to be a misunderstood character, just like the mockingbird. In chapter 28, when Jem and Scout were walking back home from school, they took the shortcut which happened to be pitch black. Jem heard a sound which alerted them. At first Jem thought it was Cecil Jacobs (a boy who liked to pull jokes on Jem and Scout), but then they realized it was someone else. They heard footsteps running after them to find that it was a grown man. Jem called out to Scout to run but she fell due to her costume.When Scout finally got back up to find Jem, the man squeezed her until she could barely breathe. Worriedly, Scout called out for Jem but didn’t get a response. She saw two men underneath the tree besides Jem and herself. She called out “Atticus?” but there was no answer once again. She noticed a man laying the ground that had the awful essence of booze, she got up and made her way over the road, and within the light of the street lamp Scout sees a man carrying Jem. The man headed towards the Finch house, where Atticus let him in. Scout eventually realized that “the man” was no other than Mr. Arthur or commonly referred to as Boo Radley. Mr. Arthur, despite his poor perception of
Boo is the nickname of Arthur Radley. Early in the book Boo is described as a tall and scary looking person who runs around at night eating live possums and cats. He was sometime known as a phantom because no one knew who he was and he goes out at night and eat cats or any other living animal.
‘Boo Radley. You were so busy looking at the fire you didn’t know it when he put the blanket around you. ’”(Lee ). Boo Radley is an innocent character because he helped warm up Scout in the cold, yet Scout was still scared that Boo had been near here. Harper Lee is showing us that Boo could do a nice thing, and yet Scout would still be scared because of his reputation.
Arthur Radley or Boo Radley was a nice kid but he did something his parents were not happy about and made Boo grounded for life. So he has been living in the basement for life since he was a kid and now no one knows what he looks like. He was known to get outside at night where no one can see him him and he stays hidden. Boo is lonely as it seems because he was grounded by his parents and its for life.Boo cant get out of the house only at night when his parents are not awake.Boo has never been seen for so long only as a kid he was seen before what he did.He is very afriad of the many people in Maycomb.He does not want to leave the house Boo is scared of the people to judge him on what he did like when he was known to kill Bob Ewell.Boo is afriand of these people in judging him of what he did.His parents judged of what he did as a kid and grounds him for so long that he cant get out of the house.His parents were stricted about it in whch that can make him lonely.Jem said “...he wants to stay inside” which he is talking about Boo Radley that he is so lonely that he does not want to go out side with the people his loneliness is not strong enough to seek friendship even after he saved the children from Bob Ewell that he stil cant make friends.He does not want people to judge him from killing Bob and he would be to
gives them a mutual bond. Both of these characters had to pay for their actions with their lives - Boo Radley being deprived of friendship and the outside world with his own family, and Tom Radley. being convicted of a crime he did not commit, which ultimately lead to his death. Boo Radley, otherwise known as Arthur Radley, is described by Jem as a. monster-type figure: "Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging by the size of his head." from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could.
After being caught, he was forced to stay in his home his entire life. This lead to people to create rumors about him being crazy, scary, and just all out mean; essentially, evil. However, as the novel unfolds it shows us many things that Boo does that is out of character from what people depict of him. This can especially be shown when Boo gives Scout a blanket when she was freezing, while watch Ms. Maudie’s house burned down (Lee 96;chapter 8). For Boo this is really out of character because according to the people of Maycomb he kills on sight. This act of generosity further proves that good can be found in the worst places. Ever since Boo was young and got in trouble he never got the chance to redeem himself. However, he is trying very hard to prove himself a good person to Jem and Scout. One major act that Boo commits it when he risks his life to save Jem and Scout’s life from Bob Ewell. While the novel does not directly say this it is highly inferred. In the beginning Boo is depicted as a bad person, but by the end of the novel he proves all of the rumors wrong. Its turns out that he was just misguided. Despite him being seen as bad he wasn’t. This supports the thought that not everything we think is bad is truly bad and that if you look close enough you can find the good in
In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch is a lawyer in Maycomb County, Alabama. He has two children, Jem and Scout, and is very loyal to them and cares about them both. Atticus sticks out from normal citizens in Maycomb. He cares about everybody no matter the race, or personality. Tom Robinson, a black person in Maycomb, is accused of rape and Atticus wants to help him and be his lawyer for the case. Atticus Finch is a hero because he has courage, sympathy, and is very respectful towards others.
He is mistaken as a villain, a criminal; he is not. He "[does not] mean any harm" (292). Arthur looks for a friend he can play with outside the house. He saves Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell because he sees his friends in danger. Arthur Radley is a savior to the Finchs and disproves all rumors about him and his
This explains just exactly what Jem really thinks about Boo, “Jem gave a reasonable description of Boo: Boo was about six-and-a-half feet tall, judging from his tracks; he dined on raw squirrels and any cats he could catch, that’s why his hands were bloodstained-if you ate an animal raw, you could never wash the blood off. There was a long jagged scar that ran across his face; what teeth he had were yellow and rotten; his eyes popped, and he drooled most of the time” (Lee 13). Jem gave brief descriptions of what he really thinks about Boo, and by the looks of it, he makes him sound like a serial killer. Not what someone would want around your neighborhood.